2015-03-03T18:52:49ZIdentifying breeder-friendly INDELs that co-seggregate with SNPs associated with QTL for resistance to Fusarium solani root rot in snap bean (Phaselous vulgaris)http://hdl.handle.net/1957/55145
Identifying breeder-friendly INDELs that co-seggregate with SNPs associated with QTL for resistance to Fusarium solani root rot in snap bean (Phaselous vulgaris)
Schmidt, Joseph A.
Fusarium solani is a chronic disease that causes root rot which affects bean production worldwide. Recently, a QTL map was generated which identified several SNPs which were found to be associated with resistance to the pathogen. To be useful in a breeding program, INDELs must be identified which co-seggregate with these SNPs. Using PCR, Agarose Gel Electrophoresis and ultraviolet visualization, seven INDELs on linkage groups three and seven were identified as being closely associated with resistance to Fusarium solani.
2015-02-18T00:00:00ZApplied Logotherapy for the Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Men and Women United States Army Veteranshttp://hdl.handle.net/1957/55105
Applied Logotherapy for the Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Men and Women United States Army Veterans
Surcamp, Jenaya Rose
This project explores the use of Viktor Frankl’s logotherapy for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder in a population of men and women United States Army veterans. It explores the literature surrounding this treatment, specifically Frankl’s book, Man’s Search for Meaning, and argues a clinical application for this therapy could offer the greatest relief for sufferers of this mental health condition. With the application of this treatment in this clinical setting there could be further applications of this treatment in the future within more diverse populations.
2015-02-10T00:00:00ZChemotaxis of Vibrio Choleraehttp://hdl.handle.net/1957/55035
Chemotaxis of Vibrio Cholerae
Dishion, Evan; Glover, Rochelle
The purpose of this project is to study which methyl-accepting chemotaxis proteins (MCPs) are related to chemotaxis of Vibrio cholerae. 44 MCP mutant strains were tested in seven different chemoattractants and the resulting swarm circle size was compared to that of C6706 lac-Z wildtype. Several genes were identified that resulted in a significantly different phenotype compared to the wildtype, suggesting that these genes are involved in sensing and motility in response to these chemicals. Some of the genes, specifically ∆VC 1405, ∆VC 1406, and ∆VCA 1031, were involved in movement in several of the chemoattractants, suggesting that these genes may be related to general motility of V. cholerae.
2014-05-15T00:00:00ZModeling and simulation of reaction-diffusion problem applied to bioﬁlm growthhttp://hdl.handle.net/1957/54914
Modeling and simulation of reaction-diffusion problem applied to bioﬁlm growth
Armstrong, Jessica S.
One method for CO2 sequestration is to store the liquid form of CO2 in small cement wells in the ground. An issue with this method is the susceptibility of cement to fracture and thus release the CO2. One proposition is to ﬁll these cracks with bioﬁlm of the bacteria Sporosarcina pasteurii (s.p.). The goal of this project is to optimize the feeding and growth of these bioﬁlm colonies. We will model two components of this system: chemical reactions (between food nutrients and biofilm) and diffusion (of nutrients). In order to optimize this system we model it using differential equations and numerical methods. The differential equations describe the laws which govern the situation, while the numerical methods allow us to use these equations to simulate real world data.
2014-12-01T00:00:00Z